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| 1978 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Don Lucia
Selected in 10th round
No.
168 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born August
30, 1958
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 6-0 Weight: 185
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Notre Dame (WCHA)
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, Minnesota (USA)
Hometown:
Grand Rapids, Minnesota |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM |
| 1974-75 |
Grand Rapids | Minn. HS |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1975-76 |
Grand Rapids | Minn. HS |
-- |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
| 1976-77 |
Grand Rapids | Minn. HS |
-- | -- |
-- | -- |
-- | | 1977-78 |
Notre Dame | WCHA |
-- | 3 |
3 | 6 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Minnesota High School Championship: 1975, 1976 (Grand Rapids)
Minn. High School All-State First Team: 1976-77 (Grand Rapids)
Minn. High School Football All-State 1st Team: 1976 (Gr. Rapids)
Grand Rapids Captain: 1976-77
Miscellaneous: Attended Grand Rapids (Minn.) High School. ... Also
starred in high school tennis and football (linebacker) winning
all-conference and conference MVP in 1976. ... Set Minnesota high school football record
(since broken) with 37-yard field goal in 1976. |
| NHL CAREER |
| Never played in NHL. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Notre Dame (WCHA)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
NCAA Championship: 2002, 2003 (Minnesota) (as head
coach)
AHCA Penrose Award (NCAA Coach of Year): 1993-94 (C.C.)
WCHA Coach of Year: 1993-94, 1995-96 (Colorado College)
GWHC Coach of Year: 1987-88 (Alaska-Fairbanks)
Colorado College Records: Most career coaching victories (166, shares
record), most coaching victories in one season (33 in 1995-96)
Coaching Career: Named Alaska-Fairbanks (GWHC) assistant coach prior to
1981-82 season and remained in that position through 1984-85 season. ... Named
Alaska-Anchorage (GWHC) assistant coach prior to 1985-86 season and remained
in that position through 1986-87 season. ... Named Alaska-Fairbanks (GWHC) head coach prior to
1987-88 season, shifted with team into NCAA Division I Independent status in
1988-89 and to CCHA in 1992-93, and remained in that position through
1992-93 season. ... Named Colorado College (WCHA)
head coach prior to 1993-94 season and remained in that position until April
9, 1999. ... Named Minnesota (WCHA) head coach on April 9, 1999, and remained
in position through 2003-04 season.
Miscellaneous: Coached at U.S. Olympic Festival in 1995. ... Coached
USA Hockey's national Under-16 team in 1996. ... Served as president of
American Hockey Coaches Association in 1999. |
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SNAPSHOT '78 | | Total Selected: |
234 | | Forwards: |
143 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
24 | | Major Junior: |
127 | | College Players: |
80 |
| Canadian: |
170 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
0 | | USA Citizens: |
47 | | U.S.-Born: |
47 |
| European: |
17 |
| Reached NHL: |
95 |
| Won Stanley Cup: |
16 | | Hall of Fame: |
1 |
| All-Star Game: |
18 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
1 |
| Olympians: |
16 |
| Picks Traded: |
46 |
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